Roquefortine C is a mycotoxin that belongs to a class of naturally occurring 2,5-diketopiperazines[1] produced by various fungi, particularly species from the genus Penicillium.[2] It was first isolated from a strain of Penicillium roqueforti, a species commercially used as a source of proteolytic and lipolytic enzymes during maturation of the blue-veined cheeses, Roquefort, Danish Blue, Stilton and Gorgonzola.
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(3E,5aS,10bR,11aS)-3-[(1H-Imidazol-5-yl)methylidene]-10b-(2-methylbut-3-en-2-yl)-6,10b,11,11a-tetrahydro-2H-pyrazino[1′,2′:1,5]pyrrolo[2,3-b]indole-1,4(3H,5aH)-dione | |
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| Molar mass | 389.5 g/mol |
| Appearance | White to off-white solid |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Roquefortine C is a cyclodipeptide mycotoxin derived from the diketopiperazine cyclo(Trp-dehydro-His) and is a relatively common fungal metabolite produced by a number of Penicillium species. It is also considered one of the most important fungal contaminants of carbonated beverages, beer, wine, meats, cheese and bread.[3] At high doses roquefortine C is classified as a toxic compound.[4] Although it is a potent neurotoxin[5][6] at high doses, at low concentrations of 0.05 to 1.47 mg/kg that occur in domestic cheeses, it was found to be "safe for the consumer".[7] The mechanisms underlying its toxicity and metabolism have been investigated by studying its interaction with mammalian cytochrome P450 enzymes.[4] In addition to these toxic properties, roquefortine C reportedly possesses bacteriostatic activity against gram-positive bacteria,[8] but only in those organisms containing haemoproteins.[4][9]
Roquefortine C contains the unusual E-dehydrohistidine moiety, a system that typically undergoes facile isomerization under acidic, basic, or photochemical conditions to isoroquefortine C, the 3,12 double-bond Z-isomer of roquefortine C.[10]
However isoroquefortine C is not a natural product and in contrast to roquefortine C does not bind iron. Both have been synthesised.[10]
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{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ EPA. "Penicillium roqueforti Final Risk Assessment".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Finoli C, Vecchio A, Galli A, Dragoni I (February 2001). "Roquefortine C occurrence in blue cheese". J. Food Prot. 64 (2): 246–51. doi:10.4315/0362-028x-64.2.246. PMID 11271775.
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- ^ a b Shangguan N, Hehre WJ, Ohlinger WS, Beavers MP, Joullie MM (April 2008). "The total synthesis of roquefortine C and a rationale for the thermodynamic stability of isoroquefortine C over roquefortine C". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 130 (19): 6281–6287. doi:10.1021/ja800067q. PMID 18412344.